Delicious Finger Foods

The savouries,better known  as short eats or finger foods  have  become the central  itinerary at large and small parties.They  are included  in every menu and  at every occasion.Savouries can be served hot or cold and usually served as starters.We give prominence to them at  tea parties,birthday parties ,family get to-gethers and picnics.Whenever my children invite their friends over,they prefer to serve savouries to them. And I am one happy mom ,who enjoys making them.The most popular at home are cutlets,pastries,buns and sandwiches.

savouries served at a recent get together  at home

Savouries I prepared for my son's birthday

Served during the festive season

Maalu paan or fish buns

My savoury recipes can be found here;

Tuna fish and potato cutlet

Savoury rounds

Colourful Bell Peppers

Bell peppers have a lot of nutrients.They are loaded with vitamin c and folic acid.They are tangy and crunchy and have a very smooth texture.They can be used in salads,sandwiches,pastas and meat.Bell peppers come in a variety of colours like red,green,orange and yellow.Recently I bought bell peppers from the supermarket  to make a special dish for my daughters birthday.I fried beef and then cooked it with all the colourful  bell peppers.Not only was this dish  presentable at the table,it was greatly relished by  the party guests who were all in their teens.I  used  a lot of spices and herbs to give it an unbeatable aroma and flavour.

You could also use bell peppers  to garnish food.I love to top them on pizzas and my meat curries.The coloured peppers actually tempt your tastes buds and  your senses too.I cannot wait to try another recipe using these colourful peppers.

You can follow this beef recipe and add the colourful bell peppers in the final stage of cooking.

Savoury Noodles.

Everyone at home loves noodles.So I make them very often for dinner.I make them with whatever vegetables I  rummage through my refrigerator.Some days I make it plain with only a sauce.I try as much as possible  to minimize the amount of vegetables in the noodles.For garnishing  I use coriander leaves or parsley

Clearing,Cleaning And Eating

Since morning  I have been  busier than the other days,I have  one whole day to clear and clean my kitchen before we go on our summer vacation.Although going on vacation is exciting ,it's also kind of strenuous, because it requires all of our energy sorting out and packing  appropriate clothes to take on our vacation, cleaning and clearing all the perishable items from  the refrigerator and the larder.My husband had already removed the plug from the refrigerator.There are still half used food bottles and jars.and a little bit of dry rations like rice,flour and lentils which could be used for another week..Hope to give them to someone who will make use of them.I  prepared some  flat bread  from the left over  flour for breakfast.And for Lunch we had  ordered some take overs.Though it was just plain white rice and spicy curried  chicken for the adults and fried chicken for the children ,we really enjoyed the food ,because we were really hungry.